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Friday, 30 December 2016

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Review

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Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Review –
This is the episode IVXZYIIXZ of the Star Wars series. Well…sorry to burst your
bubble but actually…this is not a sequel or prequel but rather a stand-alone
Star Wars story so the makers can generate more money milking from the fans.
Meh

...that nasty Imperial's weapon of mass destruction called Death Star

Just not to get the audience confused,
Rogue One is set just before Princess Leia decides to go against the Empire (or
Imperial) with her ‘bandits’ of rebels. It tells the story of how ‘ordinary’
citizens decide to take action against a cruel regime. Scientist Galen Erso
(Mads Mikkelsen) ‘plants’ a defect while developing the ‘Death Star’ and hides
the information in a holographic message for his daughter, Jyn Erso (Felicity
Jones) to figure it out. A deflected Imperial cargo pilot, Bodhi Rook (Riz
Ahmed) carries the message and decided to help rebels to obtain the schematics
for Death Star at a beach planet, Scarif highly protected by the Imperial
force. Jyn gathers a small squad to try and steal the important data against
the Rebel leader’s advice. An epic battle (what else did you expect?) ensues
between the Imperial army and Rebels. Can Jyn and her comrades bring a New
Hope?

Family portrait?

What can be said about any Star Wars
movies? One knows they only offer the best from the mixed cast that includes
veteran like Forest Whitaker, James Earl Jones (despite lending his iconic voice
as Darth Vader), we also get a mixture of Latin and Asian characters giving
their finest performance in a role of a lifetime. The special effects are once
again simply out of this world or galaxy for that matter. The renowned music
score by John Williams is elevated further with its own Rogue twist. The
storyline however is not as strong as the original Star Wars but still up to
par. It’s enough to satisfy the fans and perhaps attracting new force into the
franchise.

Look out for K-2SO

After the release of Star Wars - The Force Awakens last year and more planned sequels, prequels and everything in between, Rogue
One managed to stand on its own and maybe leave in impact. Star Wars after all
is a story about intergalactic adventure that might last longer than our own
existence.

Just as I was writing this review...news of Carrie Fisher (who played Princess Leia) came on and my heart broke a little.

Thank you for being a beacon of Hope in your films and real life Carrie, may you Rest in Peace.